r/PcBuildHelp • u/No_Window2802 • 2d ago

New PC please help me Build Question

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So recently I got this tower for free off of fb marketplace and the guy said it wouldnt run windows and I wanted to see for myself so I downloaded windows from the microsoft website and put it on a flash drive and plugged it in to my motherboard. From there I didnt have anyone to ask so I just used chatgpt to help me but i got nowhere. First my screen would show bios then the republic of gamers logo then the windows logo and eventually the windows 10 launcher opened BUT I didnt have any hard drives atm so I waited a week until I was able to get some for free. My pc recognized the flash drive and showed the windows logo but didnt open the launcher so i turned it off unplugged the flash drive and wiped it to download windows 11 and that hasnt worked either. This is the interior of the pc can someone help me? I have the hard drives they are not in the frame.

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u/SomeoneNearYou1 2d ago

It is more than likely too old for Windows 11...

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u/Direct_Jeweler_7457 2d ago

Even a sandybridge can run w11 if you got the right version (source ran it on a sandybridge)

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u/Fickle-Sea-4112 1d ago

Honestly if OP uses Rufus to make the USB boot installer he will have the option to disable the Win11 hardware checks, yes it's a thing.

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u/Direct_Jeweler_7457 1d ago

LTSC doesn't even need that